Many alternative cancer treatments are not actually "new," although their therapeutic value has only recently been recognized by Western oncologists. Acupuncture, massage, nutritional immunotherapy and meditation are just some of the alternative therapies now being employed at university hospitals and U.S. cancer centers that have a long history of successful therapeutic treatment of disease in other cultures.

What's Old Is New Again

Traditional medicine's focus on immunotherapy as the future of cancer treatment is another example of mainstream medicine's belated acceptance of alternative cancer treatment. Genetic and cellular research have added scientific proof to the experiential findings of alternative therapy practitioners who have long understood the critical role the body's immune system plays in cancer treatment. While many U.S. cancer researchers are heralding immunotherapy as "new," integrative immunotherapy has been practiced with beneficial results at Issels Integrative Immuno-Oncology Centers for more than 60 years.

Merging Two Approaches

Cancer patients are benefiting from traditional medicine's broadening view of cancer treatment. When used in conjunction with traditional cancer treatments, alternative therapies have been shown to greatly reduce the painful and unpleasant side effects of traditional treatments. More importantly, merging traditional and alternative cancer treatments improves your immune system response and enhances the effectiveness of cancer treatment.

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Personalized Vaccines Are Recognized as the Future for Cancer Treatment

A Washington University study found a personalized cancer treatment was able to cure 90 percent of the mice used in a study on muscle cancer. This success prompted Alumni Professor for the university Robert Schreiber, PhD, to say personalized cancer vaccines should be used to treat cancer in humans right away. Find out more about the research.